District Resource Liaison Specialist

Are you dedicated to fostering understanding, cooperation, and participation in sustainable resource management?

As a skilled communicator with a sound grasp of natural resource management, you will use your in-depth knowledge of Indigenous culture and issues to work with Indigenous people, non-Indigenous communities and others on a variety of resource management issues. This is a rewarding role and we encourage you to apply to this opportunity with the Regional Operations Division at the Ministry of Natural Resources.

• Meaningful work impacting your community and the environment
• Close-knit teams and work-life balance
• Stability in a changing world: a defined benefit pension plan
• Generous pregnancy/parental leave top-up benefits
• Short- and long-term disability insurance for added security when life throws you curveballs
• Huge variety of development opportunities both within the division and across the public service
• We understand that your employer should offer more than just a paycheque: enjoy three weeks of vacation days a year to start, ability to apply for a variety of leaves, and access to compressed work week and telework.

Contact John Almond:

In this position, you will:

• Build cooperative and effective relationships with local Indigenous communities, internal and external staff, other ministries, proponents and private industry
• Provide technical advice on the Crown's Duty to Consult, plan and lead Indigenous programs and initiatives
• Promote understanding, co-operation and participation in the ministry's sustainable resource management programs with a focus on lands and resource allocation with communities and other users
• Act as the ministry representative or advisor in resource and issue negotiations with Indigenous communities and associations
• Prepare budget submissions and explore funding options as well as authorize and track expenditures for Indigenous and non-Indigenous programs and initiatives within communities
• Assist in the development and delivery of community outreach initiatives to non-Indigenous communities

• You possess a valid class G driver's license or equivalent, as recognized by the Province of Ontario
• Requirement to occasionally work outside of regular working hours.

You have:

• knowledge of Indigenous history, culture and related social, political and economic issues and opportunities in order to provide advice and conduct informed consultations and engagement with Indigenous communities
• understanding of community development principles, as well as goals of the ministry and government to promote and assist in the planning of development and capacity-building opportunities and provide advice on these matters
• knowledge of resource management principles, practices, legislation and policies and procedures to provide strategic advice

• use leadership skills to work with a wide range of stakeholders with differing interests and cultures to promote understanding of ministry policies and programs and promote cooperative relationships
• use conflict resolution and facilitation skills to negotiate and build consensus on resource management issues
• develop and maintain good relationships with stakeholders and Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities
• use advisory and consultative skills to offer technical guidance on the scope, scale, and strategic application of the Crown's Duty to Consult

You use:

• effective oral and written communication skills in order to represent the ministry, provide recommendations, direction, respond to inquiries and draft items such as briefing notes, reports, presentations and correspondence
• strong negotiation skills to facilitate the resolution of complex issues and competing interests with diverse stakeholders
• decision-making and political acuity to elevate issues to appropriate decision-makers with analysis, options, and recommendations for different courses of action

You have:

• the ability to lead, manage and coordinate projects, define…